to make one's rounds; to patrol
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to find out; to discover; to locate
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
drama; theatre; theater; play
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
reading partway; leaving half-read
novel; story; (work of) fiction
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
(police) detective; criminal matter
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
now that you say that; now that you mention it
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be helpful; to be useful
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school